An English colony. Before that it was part of the area roamed by native American tribes.
Before West Virgina was a state it was originally part of Virginia
No it was a British Colony.
34. West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863.
Virginia became a state on 25 June 1788.
Before it became a state during the Civil War, West Virginia was made up of the western 49 counties of Virginia, which seceded from Virginia (and the Confederacy) in 1862.
Kentucky was the fifthteenth state. So, there were 14 states before Kentucky.
Virginia now became west Virginia and Virginia
Virginia was one of the original 13 colonies. It became a state when the Articles of Confederation were approved.
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